ALBERT AYLER - The First Recordings Vol. 2 Folk Punk bassist Steve Unger

bassist Steve Unger

Maxim Ludwig’s expert minimalism

released singles and the two EP’s Chupacabra (2014) and Hate & Fight (2018)

falls into full-on lounge territory

of pain giving way to tenderness and joy

ALBERT AYLER - The First Recordings Vol. 2 Folk Punk bassist Steve UngerLP Clear Vinyl Recorded in Stockholm on October 25, 1962, this session is one of Albert Ayler's earliest recordings, featuring a European backing group he assembled during his brief stay there, before returning to the States in 1963 and beginning his legendary run with ESP Disk and Impulse. Though his genius is not yet fully formed, one can easily hear he's headed that direction, and this rare and long out of print recording is an essential piece of